Salop Matt Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Tonight iv been offered a cracking bargin on a .222 BRNO + T3 Mod £100+ worth of lee reloading gear with dies etc and powder primers, cases, bullets etc. But and theres one big but The rifle was bought new and it was the owners first CF and he didnt know about cleaning etc. So the mistake he made when cleaning it was he didnt use a copper solvent and its slightly marked the inside of the barrel where rubish corroded under-neith some copper ! So what do these marks mean for me ? Will it affect my accuracey or be dangerous ? If so whats the cost to rebarrel and screw cut a .222 barrel ? The deal is so good I might buy it knowing this anyway so I dont miss out ! But the rebarrel and screw cut cost is something I need to have an idea on first ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 You will probably be able to buy another whole CZ in .222 for the price of re barreling this one! You will get an idea here. http://www.border-barrels.com/index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeker Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Probably depends on what 'slightly marked' is? cosmetic or a deep trench.... has it been checked riflesmith / borescope etc? various threads suggest £5-700 to rebarrel etc., so as Dekers says more than a new gun. If the gun shoots well, is safe and the price is right it could also make a good buy ... there's a lot of older guns going strong with less than perfect bores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 The only way to find out is to shoot it. Personally I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole as if it doesn't shoot it is effectively scrap due to the cost of a new barrel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 A few old rust marks in the barrel are not going to make any difference. Loads more rifles have that than you would imagine. Buy it and shoot it, the chances are it will be fine, Worst case scenario - use it to PX against a new one, cheaper than a rebarrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleaner4hire Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 defo shoot it before you commit - it wont be a bargain if your buying somebody elses bag of nails mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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